# Notarize review (2026): is it worth paying for? > Online notarization and pay-per-use eSign for individuals Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Notarize is a pay-per-use service for having documents notarized online through a video call with a commissioned notary, and for signing documents electronically. It is a sub-brand of Proof, and there is no subscription for individuals. Businesses are sent to Proof for volume accounts. - **Category:** E-Signatures & Proposals - **Made by:** Notarize, Inc. (dba Proof.com) - **Website:** https://www.notarize.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you notarise often, since each extra seal or witness is $15 and each extra signer $10. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Notarize is a paid product. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Pay per notarization | $0 | No subscription: $25 for the first notary seal, $15 per extra seal or on-demand witness, $10 per extra signer. | | Pay per eSign | $0 | No subscription: $4 per eSign transaction, with unlimited signatures and up to 10 signers. | | Business | Custom | Varied pricing, set up through a business account on Proof, including employee notaries and identity verification. | Read from https://www.notarize.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Notarize before buying. ## Key features - **Online notarization:** Upload a document, verify your identity and meet a notary by video. The pricing page says the Notarize Network is available around the clock. - **On-demand witnesses:** A witness can be added to a notarization for $15 each, and extra signers for $10 each, when a document needs them. - **eSign transactions:** A plain electronic signature, without a notary, costs $4 per transaction and covers unlimited signatures for up to 10 signers. - **Nationwide validity:** The site says online notarizations are valid in every US state, judged under the law of the notary's commissioning state. - **Notary network:** Notaries can join the network for free and are paid per completed on-demand notarization, or set their own price for their own customers. ## Good for - One-off personal documents that need a notary seal - People who sign now and then and do not want a subscription - Notaries who want to take on-demand calls or serve their own customers ## Worth knowing - Fees are per use: $25 first seal, $15 per extra seal or witness, $10 per extra signer, $4 per eSign. - Business accounts are handled on Proof's site, and their prices are not published on Notarize. - The individual service is described for the United States; the pages list US states, not other countries. - Notarize is a sub-brand of Proof, which is also listed in this directory. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Notarize connects you to a notary on video and charges per use: $25 for the first notary seal, $15 for each extra seal or witness, $10 per extra signer and $4 for a plain eSign. It is a US service with no free tier. Business accounts are priced on Proof's site, not here. - **Value for money: C.** No subscription: $25 for a first notarization and $4 a plain eSign. Heavy use passes the $20 monthly middle quickly, and occasional use costs less. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial is listed on its pages or in the listing, so nothing is free. - **Features: C.** Online notarization, on-demand witnesses and eSign transactions. It does that job fully, but it is a smaller job than a signing platform. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and notarization needs ID checks and a live session. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with no integrations listed on its pages. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Notarize's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among e-signature and proposal tools - Notarize's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 78 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on value for money (C, above 14 of 78) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/e-signatures ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** You could make the core of Notarize for yourself: documents. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. - You could make: Documents: an app builder makes this well. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Documents, File sharing ## Alternatives - [Proof](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proof): Online notarization, e-signatures and ID checks, formerly Notarize. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notarize-vs-proof) - [Docusign](https://toolgpa.com/tools/docusign): E-signature service for sending, signing and tracking agreements. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/docusign-vs-notarize) - [signNow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/signnow): E-signatures with unlimited users and a yearly invite allowance. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notarize-vs-signnow) - [Dropbox Sign](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dropbox-sign): E-signature app from Dropbox with unlimited requests on paid plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dropbox-sign-vs-notarize) - [Signeasy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/signeasy): E-signatures and contract tracking with mobile apps and AI summaries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notarize-vs-signeasy) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.notarize.com/pricing - https://www.notarize.com - https://www.notarize.com/esign Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/notarize Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).